This Little Light of Mine
Good works. Good works are, well……good. They reflect the nature of God-Who is good. We’ve been ‘created in Christ Jesus to do good works’ (Eph.3:10). We at Lighthouse are involved in a lot of humanitarian, good work efforts all over the world, from building wells in Africa, to funding cataract surgery for children in Vietnam, to providing food and education to hundreds of children all over the world (through Compassion).
And here in the Magic Valley we have people going into the jail every week to minister to the those incarcerated; we have people doing chaplain work in the hospitals; we’re helping people get free from addiction; we have people working with the Crisis Pregnancy Center; we give away food to the needy, etc., etc.
All of this reflects the heart of the Lord beautifully. But my question is this: If you could design and launch one mercy ministry here in the Magic Valley that we (Lighthouse) would get behind corporately, what would it be? What would it accomplish? What are the greatest humanitarian needs here? How could we demonstrate the compassionate heart of Jesus to our valley? What’s been on your heart to do for the Kingdom?
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I know — organize a collection for Deseret Industries!
Hey Robert,
Not a bad suggestion. I appreciate the various second hand stores (Deseret, Mustard Seed, Salvation Army, Redemption Center, etc). But what do you think is the greatest human need in our valley?
g
Hello Pastor Greg,
My family and I have only been in the Magic Valley for just over a year, but an opportunity that I find here, just as I did in Southern California, is the gap between English Speaking and non-English Speaking people.
I’ve long felt that there are many people who want to learn English, to assimilate with their neighbors, and to contribute to the whole of their community – but don’t know how to do it.
I think some sort of ESL outreach, combined with all the other Lighthouse activities could truly be a blessing to the area. An offshoot of this activity could be increase exposure and witnessing opportunities with local businesses that could benefit from such training.
After writing this I hate to admit that I don’t speak any other languages – but I’m willing to learn.
Great question Greg – especially for a Monday Morning. God Bless you – John
i am not sure how to word this eliquiently and without toe stomping…
but here goes, im stepping out of the boat!… jason and i have been out of ministry for 2 1/2 years… it was ordained by god for a time of rest, we desperately got burned out, the only way for us to hear god saying we needed completely out, was to be hurt extremely bad…extremely…. we now see gods plan, but dont understand why it had to be the way it was….otherwise we would have continued on in that church and took it as just the devil trying to tear apart things within the church…
i give you that to explain my heart, i think we (twin, america, the united atates)…. needs a compassion ministry, for those who have been discouraged, disenchanted, and hurt by church itself… a healing ministry when things dont work out as our small human minds think they should have…. god is always there to correct and heal, but humans fall short in that department.. and causes people to look at god through the eyes of that hurt… devastation is what we felt, disheartened we just went back and found god at the foundation and realized that compassion and grace is always with him.
but honestly it hit us spiritually hard… we distanced ourselves because we felt so hurt… so maybe this is a recovery type of ministry im thinking and i know we have this in the form of addictions… and that in an of itself is amazing, a huge need….
but what do those people do who feel church and god are not there for them when man in his felsh protrays not the heart of god when handling things? i have touched and heard of so many people who refuse to go to church, or leave churches because of misunderstandings, judgements, and un compassionalte hearts… because of what a man.. or woman .. has done to them….
im all overthe place with this and im sure it could use some fine tuning and wisdom added to the final project, but my heart is in it… and i have been thinking of such a ministry for a while but havent felt worthy to voice it or be part of it… again i think this thinking isnt from god, but our confidence (jason and i’s) is very low on the worthiness of being in ministry…. maybe we are still in the healing stage and later we can help some people when the this path is farther down the journey…. who knows!
well i havent heard a collective splash as i exited the boat! thanks for your heart pastor greg! love the blog thing!
until he moves me,
heidi
robert,
i helped start a thrift start sponsered by this church a few years ago, soooo we have that ministry covered too! see? how much lighthouse does, even you can agree that helping the community is something we do also!
i remember many free mills, we gave out… housed a few people in the back until they got on their feet, and all the clothes we gave away…i watched people come to the lord in that building……. amazing ministry!
you are learning more and more about us arent you?
(wink)
heidi
sorry about all the typos…. i got over jealous!! my bad….
Well I’m going to make a suggestion and you may have an idea where I’m going before I start. I think that in our community and in Utah and the states surrounding Utah that there is a HUGE group of people who claim to be LDS, but are Jack Mormons or just plan inactive. They have been told that the LDS is the ONLY true church and all the others are an abomination to God. The have been told that the Bible is corrupted and they can’t depend on it. They understand that there are many things wrong with Mormonism, but they don’t know where to go to find the truth.A lot of them have given up even believing that there is a God.
Christianity is making huge inroads in Utah in the large cities, but rural communities are as high as 90 to 95% LDS. Many towns only have the LDS church. This year at the Manti Pageant a young mother along with her mother and mother-in-law were sitting on the grass right by where the Christians gather to pray and worship on the street just before we started street witnessing. After we were done with prayer and worship, I went over and talked to her. She told me that she was told by her LDS bishop that she was “white trash” and they didn’t want her coming to their ward. She understood there are big problems with Mormonism, but there wasn’t a church in her town other than the LDS. Where could she go? The church there in Ephriam is the only healthy, growing church in all of San Pete County, Utah. She lives over 15 miles from Ephriam and has no transportation.
In ALL of the United States of America we live closest to the largest group of people who have not been reached with the Christian gospel of grace. There are communities close to us here in the Magic Valley that have not been reached.
I think the greatest need is missionaries, pastors, and evangelists to reach out with the truth of Jesus Christ of the Bible to these people. There needs to be people willing to go and plant churches where there has never been a healthy church, like Chip and Jamie did in Ephriam 17 years ago.
There also needs to be support for ministries like “A Shield and Refuge” who are helping women and children to get out of polygamy groups. Most of these women have no education. They usually need housing and support for themselves and their children while they are learning to live in the outside world.
http://www.shieldandrefuge.org/
Could Lighthouse become part of planting more churches in Utah? Could Lighthouse become a larger part of evangelizing Utah? Could Lighthouse become part of meeting the needs of the huge group of people that have been rejected by the LDS community because they just don’t fit the mold? Could Lighthouse become part of providing homes and jobs for women and children coming out of polygamy? I think we can! Jesus show us how.
Jerry
My husband has been going to visit the elderly folk in care homes for months now. These people are lonely and often die there without ever having a visitor. My grandmother was in Bridgeview and after she passed one of the nurse’s told us a story about this little old lady who was just dropped off by her family and she lived there for years, no one ever came to visit her, and she died alone. So often do we forget about our elders. We may all be there some day. Do you have people who love you and will visit you? Don’t you think you would appreciate a kind stanger just stopping in to say hi?
Greg one of the things i see is a lack of help for troubled youth in this area especially. true christian help. canyon view had a program, but it was missing the most important way to succeed. the help of God! we have a lot of misled children in twin falls. falling into cults being abused. homes torn apart. i would like to see a faith based center for children, and adolescence.
I am really enjoying this question and have been thinking on it for the past two days. I dig the title and your last sentence Greg; “this little light of mine” and “What’s been on your heart to do for the Kingdom?”.
My friend Kevin was sharing with me that he had gone to the breakfast bible study with Wes Bently (missionary to Sudan) and Wes had challegned the guys at the study and asked them what idea they couldn’t get out of their head, and maybe that was the Lord promting them. So at our life group that night we went around the horn and asked what each other what we could not get out of our head and it was really exciting. Some people said they wanted to invite thier neighbors over for diner, one talented musician said he wanted to start playing live music at local venues simply to share with the people he got to meet. It blew me away at how great our city would be blessed if we did these simple things.
It is daunting to think of solving the greatest humanitarian needs of people and in a city like Twin you do need to look a little deeper to find need. Often when we see these needs, we see people working to care for them and often those people and groups are not churches or christians. This should not hinder us from joining them and supporting them, our worship is to Jesus wether our work is organized by our church or not. It is awesome when the church gets to lead the way in social justus, but it is also just as great when we are in a supporting role.
I write all this to say, the greater things are yet to come. I hear people talking about the things they can’t seem to get out of their mind, simple things like fixing a kids car and teaching him about it along the way, to having your neighbors over for diner. These things excite me because God is moving in His people hearts and He is putting us in places where we can meet humanities greatest need, the need that no other social justus group can meet, the need of the gospel.
I love that lighthouse’s heart is to equip the saints (christians, wether we look like it or not) for the work of the ministry and is willing support them as they step out.
We can make a better city by playing good music downtown, spearheading a Esl outreach, and by having our neighbors over for a bbq. Jesus is the God of this city and greater things are yet to come.
You can see what’s on my heart over on the forum page. Cheers
spell check failed me!!!!!!!!
I too have been taking some time to ponder this question. Initially, my thoughts go to the youth of our community and how as a whole, Twin Falls has so failed them in providing alternatives to the ever growing party, drug, alcohol and sex platform of entertainment. I would love to see something, I don’t even know what it would be, maybe organized intercultural events that include performance, the arts, outreach efforts and other educational, spiritual and social opportunities for growth.
And…. as I ponder the question further I am reminded of how much room there is for improvement within our little city called Lighthouse when it comes to humanitarian efforts. I have been working with a team on a project to expand our own care ministries to help keep our own from falling through the cracks. To provide prayer support for the sick, cards and letters for those who need to be encouraged, a dinner invitation to someone who just needs a friend to connect with and a structure of follow-through for those who have been struggling, to offer them a hand back into the fold. For those who are in life groups, this is beginning to happen, but it seems even with these groups, we need a safety net. … HHhhhhhmmmmmm…. wonderful possibilities.
Jerry,
Why does it seem that every post of yours is meant to trash the LDS church? I really doubt Pastor Greg was soliciting your type of comments with his article of his. Sure, go ahead, suggest building some churches in Utah but you don’t have to put down the LDS church in the process.
I love all the passion in the previous ideas. What has been on my heart for the Kingdom has been a discipleship program in our fellowship, something to help foster this same passion in others. As I hear each week those who answer the alter call and pray to receive Christ as their Lord and Savior I pray that they are connected to strong Christians with the foundation to answer those questions that they might have or just to come along side them to help them in their “baby steps”. I am new in my walk with Christ and a strong man of faith reached out to me in my first months and that relationship has continued and has been a huge blessing and encouragement to my walk. I enjoy a Lifegroup and think a lifegroup or other program devoted to discipleship would be a great benefit to those who have newly been saved.
One another note it is great to see Robert is still with us, it is great to see that someone is still calling you to the lighthouse website. Did anything ever come of the invitations to attend a service here and for Jerry to attend a sacrement? You know we are starting services in the new building soon, I can’t think of a better time attend. ;)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart.
m back… *smile*..
first thing besides the spelling errors in the first comment i need to also edit that jason and i have been out of ministry for 1 1/2 years not 2 1/2 years…. ok on to my point….
this is sort of a p.s. to my original comment on this blog… the lord has reminded me of the point when my healing started… i was at my emotional worst and my mother gave me a book… this is the book that i think a ministry should be centered around.. ive gathered more organized thoughts regarding this and this book is the center of my heart on it…
its.. GET OUT OF THAT PIT, by Beth Moore.. subtitled… Straight Talk about Gods Deliverance.
this is a quote of a reviewer of the book and i agreee wholeheartedly…. “In this book Beth takes you on an introspective journey and gives straight talk to bring you from despair to deliverance. She pulls no punches and candy coats nothing. You will face your own sin, see the need for repentance, and be required to forgive those who’ve wronged you, but by doing this you can break the cycle from hopelessness, co-dependant relationships, and other destructive living. The book is well written and easy to read. There are review questions in the back of the book that could be used on your own or for a group study. These questions force you to dig deeper into your own life and thought pattern and lead you ulitmately to God, true freedom, and how much He loves us no matter our past. He wants us to live in deliverance – He wants the best for us. Beth shows Biblical proof because we often either don’t believe it or think we don’t deserve God’s best.
with a phone call yesterday, i even had a glimpse inside this pit again i was reminded of the truths of this book, forgiveness doesnt come by a person apologizing, we may never get that, it comes from knowing god has a plan and a purpose for EVERYTHING that comes our way, whether we SLIP in the pit , JUMP in the pit, or we are PUSHED in the pit… god is there for us always. three themes happen in this book… the first is crying out to the lord to help, then confession, then consenting to have god deal with things.
i went back and read my journal through this time in my life that inspired this heart for this kind of ministry and this is a quote from it, from me:
my jouney through this book has come to an end.
my journey through my pits has been eye opening and healing, i dont think that journey is over yet, but it is still on the fore front of my mind…. my situations have not changed, im just healing and seeing them as god’s reality… i have felt the rumblings around them, the earth shaking at god pulling me out and putting me on solid ground….my character has been tested and god has shown he loves me beyond my imagination……his mind and heart is not as the devil tries to convince he is……. and i know god is working…
“i recomend this book to anyone who is struggling with past issues, current issues, and really wants to feel god’s intimate touch. this author is gifted and annointed, she is a former pit dweller and wants all to be set free of them…. this book is geared for women, but i think men would value it too…. us women have to read the bible with all the masculine pronouns and know god is talking to us too, so i think men can handle the femine pronouns this time!!
so if you are hurting, depressed, feel the world isnt worth much, disillusioned by the church, hurt by parents, friends, cant understand why breakups happen, or are even mad at god or people, get this book, it will refocus your heart and mind on what is really important, and will have god personally touch you in a profound way… if you are really honest with yourself and god about your feelings, thoughts, and actions…
read it… it is amazing!!”
thanks for reading my jumbled thoughts and feelings…. i think im done with my plea, and i thank you again for this blog!!
until he moves,
heidi
Heidi:
Once again you have inspired me. I so love your heart. I have been working through a study in the book of Job with some friends. I have been challenged in this study to examine myself as a friend. The kind of message I bring to others in the counsel I give and receive. In my quest to become the best friend I can be to those around me, I want to always offer biblical truth, compassion and the rest. Although I am not generally a fan of extra-biblical materials as a first choice, I know Beth Moore is so biblically right on, that I have ordered this book you spoke of to read in hopes of becoming a better friend and although I am not presently in a pit, I know a pit can be only a breath away… :0)Maybe I can prepare for it.
wow im humbled susan, and for no other reason for my comments, i am touched… this book helped me so much, and i to hate the extra-biblical books that add to the bible… but sometimes we just get bogged down and need someone to just say….”ive been there, and i understand”…. if you dont feel the pit i know you can help someone else, who might be sitting and decorating theirs, making it home, when god wants them out and free….
thanks for the comment and i would like to call you my friend! we have many people in common that we both love, and we just never have spanned the road to call each other friends… i respect and admire your walk and your parenthood, and your sisterhood in the lord… blessings!
heidi
XXOO – do you drink Coffee????? I am a bit of a coffee snob, myself…. a grand confession. Would love to have a moxie Saturday morning some time. Call me. I’m in the facebook!!
why yes i do… but it has to be the fancy smancy kinds, like moxie… im kind of snobbish that way!!!! lol…. anyway we are getting moved to twin this weekend then my life should slow down some.. we will have to do it!!
Coffee? Did I smell coffee?? And my favorite kind too, the fancy smancy kind! :)
I have yet to read that book Heidi but I have heard great things from other ladies who were also blessed by it. She has a way with words… :)
christa!
we three, and whomever else wants to join, should have a fancy smancy coffee date!!! it will be called the ministry of “fancy smancy coffee bloggers”…..*smile*
ok its late, im a dork….
coffee anyone?
I’m in
Heidi,
It was interesting to read your blog comments concerning the need for a “compassion ministry” in the (our) church. I wanted to immediately reply to those comments but, well to be truthful, I am afraid of that very rejection you spoke of, dispite that, here goes…….. I whole heartily agree that the church can be a source of pain and hurt, even more so than the “secular” world (friends)……we expect more when it comes to our church family. Susan and I had a phone conversation not so long ago on that very subject. Last night at our Lifegroup we discussed “fellowship” and what that looks like or should look like in church. I was reminded of something Jesus taught me thru my time of anguish, pain and deep hurt, due to a series of encounters or lack of, from my brothers and sisters in Christ, and that is “being in fellowship/ministry means being vulnerable.” Well, I don’t know about you but this is not a comfortable position for me nor for most people. I believe, for most part, people in our society tend to take the superficial road. Frankly, I think it boils down to the fact that we have lost the simple art of caring, of taking time out to communicate, face to face, hand to hand, in this hectic technology plagued society we live in. If somehow we could just slow down and spend more time cultivating friendship, tuning into people’s hearts, paying attention to the “act” many of us down each Sunday morning, focus on others rather than “me,” we would be a more compassionate society (church). I am speaking here from MY HEART, not a soapbox. I am guilty.
I am reminded of the song we often sing…..”Everyone needs compassion……..” Everyone! I am not sure what a “compassion ministry” looks like. Certainly we have a few, Celebrate Recovery, Life Hurts, God Heals and GriefShare. The new ministry of Sister to Sister qualifies, but the ultimate one, which many over look, is Lifegroups. Without that one on one, face to face, hand to hand encounters, we can never become a church family, without becoming vulnerable, as unappealing as it is, there will be no compassion.
I truly believe that Lifegroup’s hold the key to a more caring, merciful, loving and compassionate church. In GriefShare, you must be willing to “go thru” the pain of recovery, I am sure that is true in Celebrate Recovery or any other “compassionate” ministry, the problem is most people would rather bury their anguish and pain only to have it rise again out of the tragedies of life and thus, hurt more deeply than before. God has given me a vision for the ministry of GriefShare, if only I could figure out a way to motivate people towards serving in the ministry, I believe we could not only be compassionate on those who suffer pain due to death, but could branch out and serve those who “slip thru the cracks” in a very unique and caring matter. 2Cor.1:3-4 “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our trouble, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.”
In Jesus,
Leita
P.S. I’m all about “fancy smancy” coffee, can I come?
HHhhhhhmmmmmm, let’s see, Heidi, Susan, Christa, Leita……. great coffee, great fellowship, a heart for compassion in our fellowship….. HHhhhhmmmmm……. interesting to see where this goes…… HHhhhhmmmmmmmm
Anyone else like to join us?
Compassion AND coffee, now that’s my kind of ministry! ;) wink!
Love this thread ladies, and I totally agree with what you are saying Leita, we are sitting here blogging which is proof of how much less face to face time we have these days. I have been longing for a good girlfriend to talk and pray with (and even to drink coffee with once in a while…) What is the sister to sister ministry? I’m so out of the loop these days… The problem I run into is this- while I want to be involved in ministries (I’d love to help in so many things, especially things like Life Hurts, God heals), God has to keep reminding me that my ministry is in my home right now while I have littles running underfoot. As a homeschooler and stay at home mom, my life is often overwhelming already. I know there will be time to minister in other ways in the future… So for now maybe I just need to focus on my ministry at home and allow others to minister to me once in a while? Anyhow, thinking out loud here, sorry! :) I’m certain there was a point to my post in the beginning… tee hee! One thing that has always been a passion for me is theater. So seeing that lovely new stage complete with stage curtains, wow! I want to see some productions someday! I haven’t been on stage in ages… someday!!!
It’s very sweet to see the heart of the ladies in our fellowship. Keep posting!
c
Ahhh.. Christa: I have fond memories of stage productions, myself….. In fact, I have been secretly ( well I guess not so secretly now) working on a producion I began several years ago…. hee hee….. The sister to sister ministry as I understand it is a mentoring platform for the women in the fellowship to come along side the younger women and teens to disciple them and be there as friends and prayer partners, helping them and being blessed by them…
Hey, girls, when do you want to get together? I am off to LA on Thursday but will be back on Sunday… Can’t wait!!!
Boy does God answer prayers?? My dear friend, Jaime Thietten showed up today with Moxie in hand to sit and chat at my home so we could catch up while she was in town!! This was a great idea so that the boys could continue to play with their toys so I COULD catch up with her vs. going out to coffee where we wouldn’t be able to chat. :) that was a sweet time! But I’m always up for another chance to sit with Godly girlfriends over coffee! ;) wink
Susan, I’m intrigued about the production you are working on… :)
c
java,java,java,java,java,java,java, yum,yum,yum,!!!! oh excuse me! didn’t mean to but in. heee heee!
Clay, Dude….. self control….. of course you can join us…
Hay I want to have coffee too!!! I get the reward for first time bloger today!!!!! This reflects my personality. I’m a listener.So Coffee with all of you would be awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
Julie… Congrats,Girlfriend…love to have you. Now, we just need to pick a day…. How’s one week from this Sat sound to everyone, say 8:30-ish???
sounds like java time!!!!!! was that a.m. or p.m. and where!
holy cow i take a few days off to move to twin and you guys have taken over!!! hahahahahahaha…. so coffee at 8:30a.m. on the Oct.4th? where? java, or moxie? no promises on my part but i will try to work it out! im still training myself to the fact that i live in twin and dont have to worry about the long drive…hahahaha that has always been my first impulse to say no!
thanks for the reply leita…. its been hard to express my point, and im probably off base since we have so many ministries on compassion, that all are related to my heart… our church has grown so much and it makes my heart glow to know it IS so compasionate…. thank you for your comment and i know that if nothing else the blog by greg got me to see the mile markers of my healing, the joy in that we are getting past it… and i got to look back and see that im different and im whole and the lord has truly blessed us through the whole thing!
so ladies, coffee time, and im blessed by you all and your hearts of compassion… oh and clay your heart too, hahahahha you arent a lady!
blessings
heidi
Bummer, I work Sat. Oct. 4th although I might have a new job by than, which means I won’t be working, in which case I could come…….huh, feel like I am talking in circles, that’s what working graveyard does for you!
Leita
P.S. Heidi, your awsome and welcome to Twin!
Pick another day. I will be back from Los Angeles on Sunday thhis week… Tell me when and I will be there… can’t wait.
we need more guys that are blogging to step up to the plate or i mean coffie cup to go too! john h. i know your seeing this. r.s.b.p. respond bloggily please. i know bloggily might be spelled wrong, but its my word i made it up so i’ll spell it the way i want. lol ill see ya then! P.S. i might bring some GUYS!!! too!
ok people days to get together for coffee: saturdays:
september 27th…out… susan out of town
october 4th….????
october 11th….???
october 18th….????
october 25th…. ????
soooooooooooooo we may die of withdrawls from caffeine before we can figure this out, *smile* but everyone say what saturday is good for them around 8:30, 9:00 ish…. the majority will win the saturday…
blog party yeah!!! with caffeine, and clay we do it bloggily too!!!
ok …. ready…… set ….. go!
heidi
OKAY NOW WE GOT THE WHEN NOW WHERE, MAYBEE OUR OLD STOMPINIG GROUNDS (NO PUN) SAY JAVA NEXT TO BLOCK BUSTER. OR WHERE EVER!
so clay which saturday is good for you? come on someone start commiting!! *smile*
OCT 4 IS GREAT THIS SATURDAY WE ARE FIXING ROOF AT CALVARY N.V. IMTHERE OCT 4
O K cHRISTA YOUR TURN!
Lets just start showing up…. I will be at Moxie Tuscany…. I would love to say 7am… but I always get so much FLACK!!!!… so I’ll say 8:30. Not this Sat, but next… and then the next, and maybe the next, and the one after that….
ok moxie tuscany it is, starting oct. 4th… and who is there every saturday after that will be there!!! sorry susan for me not being a huge morning person, appreciate you adjusting for 8:30…
coffee! or tea! yeah!!
GREAT HUMBLE KING!!!!! im there bring your own creamer.
Sorry, was off doing some much needed canning and missed all the blog fun.
“blog party” that’s cute!
Ok, no commitments here… I know on October 4th I have my son’s last soccer game. After that maybe I’ll be more available?? I sure hope so! I’ll check the datebook and see what I can do. Sounds like fun! :)
Hi my happy bloggers!!!! I will see you at coffee Sat.4th. I love this stuff! (My second blog ever!)
Tuscany Java on Blue Lakes right?
As much fun as you guys are having talking about coffee and the King of Creamer (LOL) I am going to go back on topic. Sorry… I am not a coffee drinker! I like Hot Chocolate though.
The ministry that I want to start is right in our church and Pastor Greg and I are in the works with it I hope. But I am wanting to start a drama group and be able to do Christmas and Easter plays and so on. I have already written a play for Christmas that I hope will be able to come together. But I feel that a lot of people can be reached through the old time art of stage. People will invite friends and family that may be lost and maybe something that someone said will help save them. It only takes one line or one character to speak to someone. Make somone think that they can relate to a situation that can lead them to Christ. I think that would be an AWESOME ministry. Anyone interested?
Christa,
Isn’t that what you are looking for? Some nice curtians and stage sets! LOL… now that I back up and read a little! ::smiles:: I would love to have you on that stage!
hmmm???
Oh yeah, I’d love it Mandie! It has always been a passion of mine but never directed anywhere like I once had hoped. So keep me posted!
BTW, you can come have fancy smancy hot chocolate with us, Mandie! ;) Wink! Or a fruit drink. Or…… One day we may all have to come to my place and bring your favorite flavors, I don’t know if I can afford a smancy drink in this economy…
Anyhow, yes I’d love to see dramas. I know they speak to me, and to many people. They can be so powerful if well done. So go for it!!! You might find a lot of us wall flowers are closet drama queens. :)
Christa,
I would love to come join you guys! It would be nice to meet some of these people that I have been blogging with! ~*~Smile~*~ And I will keep you posted on how things are going. I gave Greg a copy of my script on Sunday so hopefully I will hear back from him soon!
Ohh… just hit me… I have to be at work on 9 on Saturdays now! So I can’t come! Maybe next time!
Well, I’ll be there probably closer to 8:00.. but I’ll be there for sure by 8:30… I am hoping this is the first of many…… :o)Mandi.. where do you work? Can we bring you something?
so susan so we are all on the same page,lets confirm the info….
MOXIE TUSCANY, on Blue Lakes (the newsest moxie)(kinda by Arby’s?) at 8:30, on OCTOBER 4th, and consecutive saturdays after….
if this isnt correct please let me know!
cant wait!
Yup! I can’t wait either… ^-^
Susan,
How sweet of you to offer! I work at Great Clips. I am the receptionist there. Thank you again for the offer but I am sure that I will be ok. Unfortunately, I have to be at work at 9 every sat. I am off on Tues, Wed, and Thurs each week. So if you ever plan anything for the middle of the week let me know! By the way everyone, I am finishing up rehersals for a play that I am doing with Magic Valley Little Theater called Stay As Dead As You Are. It’s a murder mystery/comedy the will be done at the Turf Club. It is a dinner show (Stuffed Pork Loin) so it is kinda expensive. $25/individual and $45/couple. It will be this Thurs-Sat (9th-11th) and doors open at six and dinner at 6:30 and show at 7:30. If any of you are interested that way you can meet me after the show! My character is named Gabrielle so you know it’s me!LOL Tickets can be purchased at the door but better in advance. Call me 329-0606 and I will arrange a place to meet up at church. I will be there both Sat and Sun, but catch me before service on Sun, as I have to leave early to get to work on time!
Hey Mandie…. I used to prepare the Payroll and do all of the accounting for Great Clips when I worked for a small accounting firm here in Twin. I got to know Randy very well…. so there, we have more in common that you might think…I am interested in the theatre deal.. always looking for something interesting to surprise my hubby for date night. We love theatre….. might see you there!!!!
I don’t think you will want to have coffee with me this Saturday, I am sick in bed… And so is my sweet hubby. :( Pray for speedy healing for both of us. We are also supposed to be at our son’s last soccer game, I will have to improve quite a bit before I can imagine being out in the cold (it is supposed to be a nasty Saturday AM, perfect coffee indoors weather!!) Have a blessed time at coffee and hopefully I can catch you the next time!
c
we will pray for you, sweetie….
Sorry I am going to miss it1 There is no amount of coffee that is going to keep me awake after working all night. See ya next Saturday I hope.
Leita
well, I’ve been up since 2:00 listening to the rain…. reading…. doing everything except sleeping… I will have an entire pot of coffee on board before Moxie Java ever opens…. but I wouldn’t miss it. I might be there by myself…. but, I’ll be there.. :0)
Hey that’s cool Susan! Yeah, it sounds like we might have a few things in common! I would love to be able to meet you and talk to you and get to know each other better! My hubby and I are always looking for a couple to hang out with and play cards or something! We are just starting the process on buying our first home so after we get settled in and everything, maybe we could have a little get together! We LOVE to entertain!
I think that we should all get together and go to Boise for a movie…
http://www.fireproofthemovie.com/
Or maybe they will send us a copy and we could show it at Lighthouse?
I want to see that movie sooo bad! It looks awesome! I vote for trying to get a copy and showing it at Lighthouse. My car isn’t the best. I would be afraid to take it that far! LOL
Ditto on the movie and car situation Mandie! :)
How did coffee go??? Kent and I are out of bed now Praise God! Still not 100% but getting there quick. I stuffed every herb we own down our throats the last couple days, hee hee!!! Hope to be able to catch you all at another coffee outing!
As for the title of this blog… Here’s another area that I’d love to see reached somehow, and don’t ask me how or when or… But once upon a time I was heavily involved in the occult. It took me a lot of years away from it to know how to deal with all of it. But the occult is very heavy in this area. I don’t know how you’d even reach out to this group of people other than to be regularly in prayer for them. But it is an area that needs prayer if nothing else. Like I said, I am not sure how anything would be done, what an outreach would look like, or if I could even help in any way (my main ministry right now is at home and it’s pretty full time ;) wink) but maybe it’s just awareness for the body to know how badly prayer is needed. I dunno…
Here’s another thought… We have a wonderful ministry going on in the jail. Both for men and women. I’ve been going in for around 15 years now. And I’m totally blessed by it. However I stepped out for the last few months to devote more energy on my family. But I know they are always looking for chaplains. You always go in with someone (never alone) and these people are so hungry for the Word, you won’t regret being involved. I am always far more blessed for going in than I ever bless them (in my opinion.) This however is an area that needs more help and because the duties aren’t totally understood, people don’t sign up. So if you feel the Lord nudging you, let me know and I’ll give you the info. I know that there are times when no chaplains are available to cover and the inmates get really bummed, they really look forward to Church. I’d love to see so many chaplains signed up that every time slot is well covered. You could commit to going in as little as one time a month. Every bit helps.
Ok enough advertising, I’m off to do a bit more canning before bed, God bless ya’ll!
c
Great Coffee, great friends….encouragement for each other. Divine appointments. A lady saw us praying just before we left.. and got up from her table, came over and thanked us!!!. She said it so blessed her to see people praying in public. It was wonderful… :0)
im so happy, susan, that others showed up… i have a hard time balancing jason’s days off with time out with “the girls”… he got up and wanted to go and get abunch of things done, and we as a family dont see him much during the week, so i chose to be with him…. if the continuing saturdays work i will be there!
BTW, greg, powerful service! dave roever still has it after all these years!! and for my family personally it was great to finally be back and feel the permanance!! thank you for guiding the ship called lighthouse!
heidi
Susie–you can have my coffee. Now a cup ‘o’ chamomille tea would be great! Should you ever find that pit or fall in, holler and I’ll be there! Either with a rope to haul you out or if I slip, some company till we find our way out or Jesus pulls us out…
Wow, Bruce, we went to Fireproof and what a blessing! We toughed it out and waited for it to come to Twin, though I really thought about making the drive many times… Mandie, if you and Wayne haven’t gone yet, go! It is in Twin for a bit longer. Take advantage of that. If anyone out there hasn’t seen it, don’t miss the chance. Take your sweetie and be blessed! This movie is a keeper.
The blogs are sure quiet this week… I wanted to post something here that has been a burden on my heart for years and continues to be, possibly more so than normal this year. I am seeing each year, as you all do I’m sure, that there is more and more focus on this “holiday” (using the term very loosely) of halloween. Just wanting to remind anyone out there to be in prayer. Especially on this night, be on your knees. It is a very dark time and needs all saints standing in the gap.
Christa, I told my husband about the jail and he is interested. Who does he call?
Ohhhh good question. The guys and ladies have different people to contact. I believe Duane Luchsinger was the contact. You might try that, he is easy to find both through the radio station and in the phone book… He would at least know where to point you if he is no longer the one to contact. It’s an incredible ministry, I know he’ll be blessed. I can’t even tell you all the times I came home blessed beyond measure after talking with the ladies.